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Definition of Domestic violence
1. Noun. Violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women.
Definition of Domestic violence
1. Noun. Violence against another in an intimate relationship such as marriage and dating. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Domestic violence
1. Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Domestic Violence
Literary usage of Domestic violence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Batterer Intervention: Program Approaches & Criminal Justice Strategies by Christine Smith, Kerry Healey, Chris O'Sullivan (1999)
"National Coalition Against domestic violence POBox 18749 Denver, CO
80218 (303)839-1852 (303) 831-9251 (fax) Provides statistics, articles, and research ..."
2. Violence Against Womenby Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute by Joan Zorza, Civic Research Institute (2004)
"... 1-59,15-26 Documenting domestic violence: How Health Care Providers Can Help
... 15-21 domestic violence: Prevalence and Implications for Employment ..."
3. Criminal Injustice: Violence Against Women in Brazil by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (Organization (1991)
"B. domestic violence: Statistical Evidence Brazil's 1988 census, conducted by
the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE), includes the ..."
4. Governor Chamberlain's Administration in South Carolina: A Chapter of by Walter Allen (1888)
"Let us ask what is " domestic violence," and did " domestic violence " exist, in
the constitutional sense, in Louisiana when the President was called upon ..."
5. The Constitution of the United States by United States, Robert Desty, Albert J. Brunner (1884)
"... them against Invasion ; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the
Executive (when tho Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence ..."
6. Constitutional Law in the United States by Emlin McClain (1904)
"Protection of the States against Invasion or domestic violence. With reference
to the protection of the state governments and interference in state affairs, ..."
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